Tag: McLaughlin
Dakota Horned Eagle, Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Dakota Horned Eagle, a 22-year-old from McLaughlin, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 8 years and 1 month in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The sentencing took place on August 3, 2026, after Horned Eagle pleaded guilty on April 21, 2026. Between November 2003 and November 2024, Horned Eagle used…
Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., Rape, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., a 26-year-old man from McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. The abuse occurred around Christmas 2024, when Hettich picked up the girl by the waist against her will, laid…
Thomas Maurice Cornia, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Thomas Maurice Cornia, a 20-year-old from McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stabbing a man in the shoulder with a knife during a brawl at a graduation party in Bullhead, South Dakota, on July 5, 2025. The fight was the culmination of a long-standing feud…
Tiauna Mirage Crow Ghost, Assaulting a Federal Officer, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tiauna Mirage Crow Ghost, a 29-year-old woman from McLaughlin, South Dakota, spat on a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer during a traffic stop on September 9, 2025. The officer had pulled Crow Ghost over because she was driving a vehicle reported stolen. After being handcuffed and placed in the back…
